Gladius (I'd post a link, but it seems my favorite console site doesn't hav a review). was/is a fabulous turned based strategy game by LucasArts that to the chagrin of everyone who has any sense didn't sell worth a hoot.

I, however, adored it. I put 50+ hours into finishing it (as the Barbarians) and there were many work nights that I stayed up until 3 in the morning playing it. That's how good it was for me.

Does anyone know of a game similar to it?

Anyone know the official status of a potential sequel?

If you fancy TBS, run don't run to your local bargain bin and pick it up.

Quite a few good TBS games on the PS2 and GBA, but I can't think of another on the XBox. It is just not a genre that the XBox is strong in. Compared to a lot of the PS2 turn based games, I believe Gladius was average at best.

Sequel was planned, started, and got cancelled unfortunately, in the same great wave of LucasArts cancellations that claimed KOTOR3.

WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!?

No KOTOR THREE IS PLANNED?

This all happend over a year ago (before even KOTOR 2's release). KOTOR 3 was being developed internally at Lucasarts and was canned along with almost all of the internally developed projects when Lucasarts underwent a major reorganization last summer.

Doesn't mean KOTOR 3 won't happen- just that it will be likely outsourced again like the previous two games.

The KOTOR saga I believe has been a financial windfall for LucasArts so I can't imagine them not at least outsourcing it to someone else. It'd be fun to see Raven take a swing at an RPG like that. Of course, Bioware could do it, but has the muscle to tell LucasArts to go screw themselves if LA tries to change deadlines on them like they did with Obsidian.

Personally, I'm waiting to try out KOTOR 2 until the fan-made content-completion patch is finished. In theory, this should be 1st or 2nd quarter of next year. I don't know that it will fundamentally alter the game's ending, but wouldn't it be cool if it did?

yes gladius was very fun - atb (was that who started the thread?) if youre looking for more turn based xbox love - check out dai senyraku whatever the hell it was called - $20 game of modern military combat - good stuff.

also, there was another tbs xbox game with some "button pressing" mechanics like gladius had, but i cant remember the name - which is no loss because the consensus was that it sucked, hardcore.

i got off my lazy ass - its future tactics - like i said (though i never played it) it was supposed to suck - but if youre jonesin... though id go with the other one i mentioned

I too have heard the KOTOR 3 going to PS3 rumor. However the same rumor also said it should have been announced during E3 so that shows you the grain of salt to take that with...

However, I will be surprised not one iota to find that KOTOR 3 is multiplatform. Unlike KOTOR 1&2 which required the Xbox HDD to work, I don't see any technical reason that KOTOR 3 would have to be 360 exclusive. Barring some big fat money sacks from MS, I would expect Lucasarts to push to get it into as many consumer's hands as possible.

I don't care if KOTOR 3 comes out on a freakin Atari 2600 or a Commodore 64!!!! Just come out! PERIOD!!! I'm getting all three next gen systems anyway so it's not an issue for me as to what platform it comes out on.

Guys, a sequel will happen- no worries. Despite all of the internet complaining, KOTOR 2 sold great and outsold every other recent Lucasarts game except maybe Mercenaires and the ROTS games, both of which were multiplatform. KOTOR 2 is a very profitable franchise so Lucasarts is surely going to make more. Just probably not internally as originally planned, which is likely a good thing.

Guys, a sequel will happen- no worries. Despite all of the internet complaining, KOTOR 2 sold great and outsold every other recent Lucasarts game except maybe Mercenaires and the ROTS games, both of which were multiplatform. KOTOR 2 is a very profitable franchise so Lucasarts is surely going to make more. Just probably not internally as originally planned, which is likely a good thing.

Oh I am sure its a good thing. The first was a wonderful game, the second could have been great had it not been rushed, and the third should be made by someone that has the capability of creating the first two

Oh I am sure its a good thing. The first was a wonderful game, the second could have been great had it not been rushed, and the third should be made by someone that has the capability of creating the first two

Heh, that's actually my biggest concern. Assuming Bioware doesn't do it (which seems to be the case) and Obsidian stands by their statement they don't want to do another one, what PC RPG devs are really left that are a realistic options? Bethesda is the only other AAA PC RPG dev I can think of now and they're obviously not an option.

Hence my biggest fear- Lucasarts contracts it to someone not traditionally associated with RPGs who take it in a new direction not only storywise but likely gameplay wise too (I envision more action oriented gamplay, less dialague, less choice, etc).